Love is a Sacrifice

By Lesley Bracero and Bethany Ewert

This tender tale shows that love can tie the loose ends together!

For as long as Lesley could remember, she and her sister Evette spent their summers at Gram’s house. One day, the girls and their mother move away from their home in Los Angeles and in with Gram in Chicago. The move is great for the girls but challenging for their mother. 

In Love Is a Sacrifice, a mother is faced with the difficult decision of raising her children alone or passing the responsibility to her mother. This tough decision brings together a new level of love that results in a better life for everyone, especially the children. 

Having experienced the power of sacrifice in her own life and seen it in the lives her students, Mrs. Lesley Bracero depicts a story of how a mother’s choice can positively impact the lives of their children.  

Join in this journey of love, sacrifice, and commitment that carries a family through many life lessons.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Morgan James Kids
• Release date: Mar 28, 2023
• ISBN: 9781631959875

Lesley Bracero

Lesley LaVonne Bracero has worked as an Early Childhood Educator for more than 25 years serving in various roles from classroom teacher to building level administrator. She has been given many accolades for her performance as an educator including Teacher of the Year in her school district.  She is a native of Los Angeles, California, and was raised in North Chicago, Illinois. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Tuskegee University, a Master of Arts in Reading from Northeastern Illinois University, and Masters of Education from American College of Education.  She is a public speaker, poet, illustrator, and theatrical performer. You can currently find her moderating the podcast, Let’s Talk: Making Relationships That Last. Lesley is passionate about working with children and works tirelessly to instill in them a love of reading.  She is happily married to her husband Angel Bracero and makes her home just outside of Chicago in Waukegan, Illinois.

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